Chat terms for real-time typed conversation as short-hand form of communication.

!	Indicates, " have a comment"
$0.02	Throwing in your two cents' worth.
<arching eyebrows>	Indicates the speaker arches eyebrows
<chuckle>	Indicates the speaker chuckles
<frown>	Indicates the speaker is frowning
<g>	Grin
<grin>	Indicates the speaker is grinning
<smile>	Indicates the one writing the message is smiling
<smirk>	Indicates the one writing the message is smirking
<wink>	Indicates the one writing the message is winking
501	An excuse that's full of holes.
	Just Kidding
?	Indicates, "I have a question"
A-OLs	Administrators On-Line. Administrators who police on-line services.
AAMOF	As A Matter Of Fact
ADN	Any Day Now
AFAIC	As Far As I'm Concerned.
AFAIK	As Far As I Know
AFAIR	As Far As I Remember
AFJ	April Fool’s Joke
AFK	Away From the Keyboard
AISI	As I See It.
ANFAWFOS	And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor.
ANFSCD	And Now For Something Completely Different …
AS	Another Subject.
ASAP	As Soon As Possible
ATSL	Along The Same Line.
AWC	After While, Crocodile
AWGTHTGTATA	Are We Going To Have To Go Through All This Again?.
AWGTHTGTWTA?	Are We Going To Have To Go Through With This Again?
AYOR	At Your Own Risk.
B4N	Bye For Now
BAK	Back At Keyboard
BBFN	Bye Bye For Now
BBIAB	Be Back In A Bit.
BBIAF	Be Back In A Few (minutes)
BBL	Be Back Later
BBR	Burnt Beyond Repair.
BCNU	Be seein’ you
BEG	Big Evil Grin.
BF	Boy Friend.
BFN	Bye For Now.
BION	Believe it or not.
BOT	Back On Topic.
BRB	Be Right Back
BRS	Big Red Switch.
BTA	But Then Again
BTAIM	Be That As It May.
BTHOM	Beats The Hell Outta Me.
BTOBD	Be There Or Be Dead.
BTW	By The Way
BWL	Bursting With Laughter.
BWQ	Buzz Word Quotient.
BYE?	"Are you ready to say goodbye?" If so, the other person replies "BYE"
BYKT	But You Knew That
BYOB	Bring Your Own Bottle
BYOM	Bring Your Own Mac
C&G	Chuckle and Grin.
CADET	Can't Add, Doesn't Even Try.
CID	Crying In Disgrace.
CMIIW	Correct Me If I’m Wrong
CO	1. Conference. 2. Company.
CSG	Chuckle, Snicker, Grin.
CU	See You
CU2	See You, Too.
CUL	See you later
CUL8R	See You Later
CULA	See You Later, Alligator
CWYL	Chat With You Later.
CYA	1. See Ya. 2. Cover Your Ass.
CYAL8R	See You All Later.
DIIK	Damned If I Know.
DIKU?	Do I Know You?
DIY	Do It Yourself .
DK	Don’t Know
DLTBBB	Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite.
dotgov	A government official (from the .gov ending of government domain names).
DTRT	Do The Right Thing
DWIMC	Do What I Mean, Correctly.
DWIMNWIS	Do What I Mean, Not What I Say.
ESAD	Eat Sh** And Die
ETLA	Extended Three Letter Acronym.
F2F	Face To Face
FCFS	First Come, First Served
FISH	First In, Still Here.
FITB	Fill In The Blank
FOAD	F*** off and die
FOAF	Friend Of A Friend
FS	For Sale
FTASB	Faster Than A Speeding Bullet.
FTF	Face to Face.
FTL	Faster Than Light.
FUBAR	Fouled Up Beyond All Repair
FUBB	Fouled Up Beyond Belief.
FUD	Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
FURTB	Full Up Ready To Burst - describing hard drive.
FWIW	For What It’s Worth
FYA	For Your Amusement
FYI	For Your Information
GA	Go Ahead
GAL	Get A Life
GD&R	Grinning, Ducking and Running
GD&RF	Grinning, Ducking, and Running Fast.
GD&WVVF	Grinning, Ducking, and Walking Very, Very Fast
GDW	Grin, Duck and Weave.
GF	Girl Friend.
GFN	Gone For Now.
GFR	Grim File Reaper.
GIWIST	Gee, I Wish I’d Said That
GLGH	Good Luck and Good Hunting.
GMTA	Great Minds Think Alike
GOWI	Get On With It.
GTSY	Great To See You.
H&K	Hugs and Kisses.
HAK	Hugs And Kisses.
HHIS	Hanging Head In Shame.
HHO 1/2 K	Ha, Ha, Only Half Kidding.
HHOJ	Ha Ha Only Joking
HHOK	Ha Ha Only Kidding
HHOS	Ha Ha Only Serious
HHTYAY	Happy Holidays to You and Yours.
HOYEW	Hanging On Your Every Word
HSIK	How Should I Know.
HTH	Hope That Helps!
IAAA	I Am An Accountant.
IAAL	I Am A Lawyer.
IAE	In Any Event.
IANAA	I Am Not An Accountant.
IANAL	I Am Not A Lawyer (but ) A disclaimer which is usually followed by a legal opinion
IAW	In Accordance With
IBTD	I Beg To Differ.
IC	I See
IIABDFI	If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It.
IIRC	If I Remember Correctly
IIWM	If It Were Me . . . (or) If It Were Mine . . . .
IJWTK	I Just Want To Know
IJWTS	I Just Want To Say
IKWUM	I Know What You Mean
IMA	I Might Add
IMAO	In My Arrogant Opinion
IMCO	In My Considered Opinion
IME	In My Experience
IMHO	In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO	In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO	In My Opinion
IMPOV	In My Point Of View.
INPO	In No Particular Order
IOW	In Other Words
IRL	1. In Real Life (chat). 2. Industrial Robot Language. A high-level language used for the programming of industrial robots.
ISS	I’m So Sure
ISSYGTI	I’m So Sure You Get The Idea!
ISWIM	If (you) See What I Mean
ITFA	In The Final Analysis.
ITSFWI	If The Shoe Fits, Wear It.
IWALU	I Will Always Love You.
IWBNI	It Would Be Nice If
IYFEG	Insert Your Favorite Ethnic Group (for ethnic jokes)
IYSWIM	If You See What I Mean
JAM	Just A Minute
JAS	Just A Second.
JIC	Just In Case
JMO	Just My Opinion.
JSNM	Just Stark Naked Magic.
JTLYK	Just To Let You Know .
k	Okay
KHYF	Know How You Feel.
KIBO	Knowledge In, Bullshit Out
KISS	Keep It Simple, Stupid.
KIT	Keep In Touch.
KMA	Kiss My Ass.
KWIM	Know What I Mean?
KYFC	Keep Your Fingers Crossed
L	Laugh
L8R	Later
LABATYD or LAB&TYD	Life's A Bitch And Then You Die.
LJBF	Let’s Just Be Friends

LLTA	Lots and Lots of Thunderous (or Thundering) Applause.
LMAO	Laughing My Ass Off.
LMHO	Laughing My Head Off .
LOL	Laughing Out Loud
LSHMBA	Laughing So Hard My Belly Aches
LSHMBH	Laughing So Hard My Belly Hurts.
LTHTT	Laughing Too Hard To Type
LTNS	Long Time No See
LTNT	Long Time, No Type.
LTS	Laughing to Self.
LUWAMH	Love You With All My Heart.
LY	Love You.
MLA	Multiple Letter Acronym.
MOF	Matter Of Fact.
MOTAS	Member Of The Appropriate Sex
MOTD	Message of the day
MOTOS	Member Of The Opposite Sex
MOTSS	Member Of The Same Sex
MTF	more to follow
MTFBWY	May The Force Be With You.
MYOB	1. Mind Your Own Business (chat). 2. A small business accounting package from Best!Ware.
NAVY	Never Again Volunteer Yourself.
NBD	No Big Deal.
NFW	No Friggin' Way!.
NHOH	Never Heard Of Him/Her
NIH	Not Invented Here.
NIMBY	Not In My Back Yard.
NINO	1. Nothing In, Nothing Out. 2. No Input, No Output.
NOYB	None Of Your Business.
NP	No Problem.
NQA	No Questions Asked.
NTIM	Not That It Matters.
NTIMM	Not That It Matters Much.
NTW	Not To Worry.
NTYMI	Now That You Mention It.
O	Over (completion of communication)
OATUS	On A Totally Unrelated Subject.
OAUS	On An Unrelated Subject.
OBO	Or Best Offer
OBTW	Oh, By The Way
OIC	Oh, I See
ONNA	Oh No, Not Again.
ONNTA	Oh No, Not This Again.
OO	Over and Out (end of communication)
OOTC	Obligatory On-Topic Comment.
OTF	On the Floor (laughing)
OTFL	On the Floor Laughing
OTL	Out To Lunch.
OTOH	On The Other Hand
OTOOH	On The Other Other Hand.
OTT	Over The Top; too much
OTTH	On The Third Hand.
OTTOMH	Off The Top Of My Head.
OWTTE	Or Words To That Effect.
PABG	Packing a Big Gun.
PDS	Please Don't Shout. (Shouting in chat mode is typing all in capital letters, which is considered rude.) Example: PLEASE DON'T SHOUT.
PLOKTA	Press Lots Of Keys To Abort.
PMBI	Pardon My Butting In.
PMF	1. Pardon My French. 2. Pure Freaking Magic.
PMFBI	Pardon Me For Butting In
PMFJI	Pardon Me For Jumping In
PMIGBOM	Put Mind In Gear, Before Opening Mouth.
PMJI	Pardon My Jumping In
PNCAH	Please, No Cursing Allowed Here
POSSLQ	Person Of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters.
ppl	People
PTMM	Please Tell Me More
R U THERE?	Are you there?
RAEBNC	Read And Enjoyed, But No Comment.
re	1 Hello again; regreet 2 In regard to
rehi	Hi again
RHIP	Rank Has Its Privileges.
RL	Real Life (an abbreviation used in MUDs and chat)
RLCO	Real Life Conference.
ROFL	Rolling On Floor Laughing.
ROFLASTC	Rolling On Floor Laughing And Scaring The Cat.
ROFLGO	Rolling On Floor Laughing Guts Out.
ROFLMAO	Roll On Floor Laughing My Arse Off.
ROTF	Rolling On The Floor
ROTFL	Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLAHMS	Rolling On The Floor Laughing And Holding My Sides.
ROTFLOL	Rolling On The Floor Laughing Out Loud
RRQ	Return Receipt Request.
RSN	Real Soon Now
RSVP	Respondez S'il Vous Plait French for "please reply"; a notation often found on invitations
RTBM	Read The Bloody Manual
RTFAQ	Read The Frequently Asked Questions
RTFF	Read The Freaking FAQ.
RTFM	Read The F------ Manual A gentle suggestion to users who ask questions they could have answered themselves with a little research
RTM	Read The Manual
RTSM	Read The Silly Manual.
RTWFQ	Read The Whole Friggin' Question.
RYFM	Read Your Friendly Manual
RYS	Read Your Screen.
S	Smile
SAPFU	Surpassing All Previous Foul Ups.
SCNR	Sorry, Could Not Resist.
SEC	Wait a second
SETE	Smiling Ear To Ear.
SFLA	Stupid Four Letter Acronym.
SICS	Sitting In Chair Snickering.
SLM	See Last Mail.
SMOP	Small Matter of Programming.
SNAFU	Situation Normal: All Fouled Up
SO	Significant Other
SOL	SH** Out Of Luck
SOS	1. Same Old Stuff. 2. Help!.
SOW	Speaking Of Which.
SUFID	Screwing Up Face In Disgust.
SWIM	See What I Mean?
SWL	Screaming With Laughter.
SYS	See You Soon.
TAF	That's All, Folks!.
TAFN	That’s All For Now
TANJ	There Ain’t No Justice
TANSTAAFL	There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch
TARFU	Things Are Really Fouled Up.
TBYB	Try Before You Buy.
TDM	Too Darn Many.
TFS	Three Finger Salute (Ctl-Alt-Del).
TFTHAOT	Thanx For The Help Ahead Of Time.
TFTT	Thanks For The Thought.
TGAL	Think Globally, Act Locally.
THX	Thanks
TIA	Thanks In Advance
TIC	Tongue In Cheek
TINWIS	That Is Not What I Said.
TNSTAAFL	There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.
TNTL	Trying Not To Laugh
TNX	Thanks
TNXE6	Thanks A Million ("E6" means 10 to the 6th power = a million)
TOBAL	There Oughta Be A Law.
TOBG	This Oughta Be Good.
TOY	Thinking Of You.
TPTB	The Powers That Be
TRDMC	Tears Running Down My Cheeks.
TSR	Totally Stupid Rules.
TTBOMK	To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTFN	Ta Ta For Now
TTKSF	Trying To Keep a Straight Face
TTUL	Talk To You Later.
TTYAWFN	Talk To You A While From Now.
TTYL	Talk To You Later
TTYT	Talk To You Tomorrow.
TYCLO	Turn Your CAPS LOCK Off (Quit Shouting).
TYVM	Thank You Very Much
UOK	Are You OK?
WAEF	When All Else Fails.
WB	Welcome Back
WDYMBT	What Do You Mean By That?.
WDYT	What Do You Think?
WIBAMU	Well, I'll Be A Monkey's Uncle.
WIBNI	Wouldn’t It Be Nice If
WMMOWS	Wash My Mouth Out With Soap.
WNOHGB	Where No One Has Gone Before.
WOA	Work Of Art.
WOTAM	Waste Of Time And Money.
WRT	With Regard To, or With Respect To
WT	Without Thinking.
WTB	Want To Buy
WTF	What The F***?
WTG	Way To Go!
WTGP	Want To Go Private?
WTH	What the hell?
WTTM	Without Thinking Too Much.
WYGISWYPF	What You Get Is What You Pay For
XOXOXO	Kisses and hugs
YABA	Yet Another Bloody Acronym
YAOTM	Yet Another Off-Topic Message.
YAUN	Yet Another Unix Nerd
YGLT	You're Gonna Love This ....
YGTI	You Get The Idea?
YGWYPF	You Get What You Pay For
YIU	Yes, I Understand
YIWGP	Yes, I Will Go Private
YKYARW	You Know You're A Redneck When . . ..
YMMV	Your Mileage May Vary (or your experience could be different)

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